case stories of reparative therapy Nicolosi, Joseph 1947-2017 creator author. Freeman, Lucy 1916-2004 text bibliography Case studies. nju 1993 1993 monographic eng

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x, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm In 1973, when all the arguments were presented to the American Psychiatric Association both for and against the idea of homosexuality as pathology, it was the personal disclosures of gay men that had the most influence. Listening to their stories of frustration in treatment - and their newfound happiness through acceptance of a gay identity - the American Psychiatric Association voted to omit homosexuality as a diagnostic category. Now, twenty years later, Dr. Joseph Nicolosi presents the opposite kind of personal testimony. This testimony is from homosexual men who have tried to accept a gay identity but were dissatisfied, and then benefited from psychotherapy to help free them of homosexuality. While each client has his unique story. Nicolosi has chosen eight men as representative of the personalities he has encountered in the twelve years during which he has treated over 200 homosexual clients. These men are engaged in a "two-front war"--An internal assault against their own unwanted desires, and an external battle against a popular culture that does not understand or value their struggle. In their own words, we hear these men's struggles to develop healthy, non-erotic male friendships. We hear of their fear and anger toward the men in their lives, and their strained relationships with the fathers they never understood. Nicolosi contends that every man possesses aspects of these clients: the frailty of Albert, the integrity of Charlie, the rage of Dan, the narcissism of Steve, and the ambivalence of Roger, to list some of them. Some readers of this book may be surprised by the directive style of Dr. Nicolosi's therapeutic intervention. In part, this is due to the editorial synthesis of the transcript. More importantly, however, reparative therapy does require a more involved therapist - a benevolent provocateur who departs from the tradition of uninvolved, opaque analyst to become a salient male presence. The therapist must balance active challenge with warm encouragement to follow the father-son model. This is an essential principle of reparative therapy. by Joseph Nicolosi, with the assistance of Lucy Freeman. Includes bibliographical references (page 225) and index. Gay men Mental health Case studies Psychotherapy Case studies Male homosexuality Case studies Gender identity disorders Case studies Fathers and sons Sexual reorientation programs Homosexuality Psychotherapy case studies Fathers and sons Gay men Mental health Gender identity disorders Male homosexuality Psychotherapy Sexual reorientation programs Homosexualit�at Fallstudiensammlung Psychotherapie Therapie Fathers and sons Gay men Mental health Case studies Gender identity disorders Case studies Homosexuality, Male Case studies Psychotherapy Case studies Father-Child Relations Gender Identity Homosexuality / psychology Men / psychology Psychotherapy RC558 .N52 1993 616.85/834 WM 615 0876683405 9780876683408 92016501 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1117/92016501-t.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1117/92016501-b.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1117/92016501-t.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1117/92016501-b.html DLC 920504 20210914073227.0 ocm25914118 eng